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when it comes to presenting online most
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of what we see is pretty in fact if
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you're invited to watch an online
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presentation or attend an online virtual
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meeting your expectations are pretty low
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well these are five top tips to make
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sure you deliver awesome content that
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everybody will remember now it's worth
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saying I'm assuming in this video that
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you're going to be either filming on
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your phone or on your laptop as most
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people would be tip number one think
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about the setting that you are in so
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when you're delivering an online
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presentation really think about your
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background what's behind you you don't
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want anything that's too distracting so
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not in the kitchen with all the kitchen
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crap behind you you want something
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that's plain and that looks professional
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just use a backdrop like I'm using now
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this is just a standard black backdrop
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and you can buy these on Amazon and
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they're really not that expensive the
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same you can get a stand to hold your
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backdrop on as well so I'd really
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consider investing in one of those if
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you're going to be doing more online
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presentations think about how quiet the
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area is that you're presenting in so you
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don't want any background noise close
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the windows make it as quiet as possible
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because when you're presenting online
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the sound is really important and think
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about the lighting as well so you want
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the space that you're in to be really
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well lit so turn the lights on if
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there's a window in the room that you're
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in make sure that that is in front of
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you and basically that no lighting
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source is directly behind you because
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what you'll find is it will look like
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you're in darkness to the viewers so
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really think about the setting that
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you're in number two stand up if you
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stand up you will naturally deliver a
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much better presentation you will look
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like you are performing far too often
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when we sit and we watch an online
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presentation we're watching somebody sat
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at the table slunt down
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it's hard to present from this point of
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view it looks like they don't care it's
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hard to retain somebody's attention when
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you look like that so stand up and
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really give it a presentation style it
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will shock the audience into listening
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because most of what they see in online
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presentations is crap and it will make
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them listen
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so deliver a performance by standing up
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now if you're going to stand up you need
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to raise your laptop up higher so that
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the lens of the camera is in your direct
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eyeline you do not want to be looking
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down at your camera lens because then
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all your audience can see is the inside
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of your nose cavity so standing up will
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just naturally make you deliver a better
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presentation and that is key when
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delivering a presentation online you are
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still performing so stand up and perform
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tip number three rehearse you need to
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treat your online presentation as you
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would a presentation on a stage in front
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of 200 people so practice get set up get
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the camera set up and practice
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performing to that camera lens tip
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number four dress to impress how often
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do we watch people presenting online and
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it looks like they've made no effort at
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all you need to treat your online
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presentation in the same way you would a
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performance in front of 200 people so
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dress to impress if it's casual
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something where you're maybe just
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talking to colleagues something casual
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like this would work but maybe if you're
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presenting to customers you need to
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dress smarter something like this the
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important thing to remember with online
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presentations is you need to treat it as
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you would a presentation in front of a
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live audience so when it comes to what
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to wear
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my advice is mirror the audience if
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you're presenting to colleagues then you
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can go with casual but if you're
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presenting to customers I'd always go
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with smart think about what you would be
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wearing if you were on
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and number five think about your
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supporting material by supporting
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material
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I mean PowerPoint Prezi whatever slide
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format you intend to use but also video
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as well don't ignore video you can still
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start an online presentation with an
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opening video if you want to and the
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slides that you use make sure you use
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pictures so that people really remember
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them and remember you and your content
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and importantly with supporting content
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you need to make sure that you have a
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backup as well when things are online
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you always run the risk of the stream
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going down and people not being able to
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see you if this happens have your
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supporting content your slides and your
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opening video available so that you can
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send it to people if they haven't been
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able to see it properly online so those
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are my five top tips when it comes to
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presenting online remember the
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audience's expectation is low most of
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these are [ __ ] so if you just put in
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some extra effort and follow those five
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top tips you'll deliver some awesome
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content that people will remember thanks
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